Posts by smiddy

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The uptake...

by Thisismein1972 in

with recent events pointing at watchtower growth, i felt compelled to say a few words.. if the figures turn out to be true, then we should not be discouraged.

after 9/11 there was a surge in, not only the watchtower, but other demonisation of organised religion.

whenever there is a a paradigm shifting event that puts fear into others, this tends to have a life changing affect on an individual.. now let us zoom to the present.

smiddy

For a jehovah`s witness increased numbers of publishers , bible studies ,baptisms etc, are all an evidence of Jehovah`s blessing on his modern day organization in these last days.

That is why these statistics have been a major point of every yearbook since they started them.

Look how jehovah has blessed his organization with the growths in catholic dominated countries like Spain. Italy ,Brazil , Portugal , etc look how he has opened up the work in African nations , Japan to name a few.

The figures , numbers do play a big part in JW belief that Jehovah is blessing them.

That is how it has been up to recent times , however if the numbers do go into decline as has been indicated more recently , this is how the governing body will spin it.

{ It just shows how close we are to the Great Tribulation and Armageddon , because the Scriptures say " that the love of the greater number will cool off " before the end comes .}

Jehovahs Witnesses speak out of both sides of their mouth

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Extreme joy from Witnesses regarding President "Tribulation" Trump!!

by Witness 007 in

so sunday afternoon tea with my "anionted" mum and her old witness holy friends.

they start talking trump how he "is gonna do somthing to start armegedon.

" no sad faces about this apocalipse.

smiddy

Every bit of bad news reported in the Media is proof positive to a JW , that the big "A" is just around the corner or the "GT" is here .

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The true sign of a Cult-Like group is:

by stuckinarut2 in

just thought we could have a concise thread listing the signs of a high control, or cult-like group:.

feel free to add to the list:.

the true sign of a cult-like group is:.

smiddy

The leaders of the group excommunicate / disfellowship you if you question their authority and use emotional blackmail that you will be cut off from all family and friends for doing so.

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Anyone else hear of this?

by Tahoe in

jw
friends

a jw family member informed me they are filling out an application to preach the truth in israel.

interested ones in the congregation were asked to start saving now, as the cost of the flights would be their own responsibility.

the time frame for this preaching work is for a couple of weeks in may/june 2017. the applications are to be turned in this sunday.

smiddy

Instead of a campaign to encourage JW`s to go to Israel , the people of the Book , the Old testament to give a witness , wouldnt it be more productive of them to go to the other people of the Book ?, those that embrace Islam ?

Islam has its roots in the early books of the Bible , and they recognise Jesus Christ as a prophet , something the Jewish religion does not accept , so isnt it more logical for them to engage with Muslims ? and not Jews ?

Their has to be a fertile field in Muslim countries that have some connection with the bible and has been largely ignored by Christianity and especially by Jehovahs Witnesses , who make the claim they have witnessed to the whole world .

They have made little impact in nations such as Pakistan , India , China , Bangladesh , let alone Muslim countrys. depite the spin to the contrary .

When you work it all out JW`s have probably only covered abou 1/3rd of the planet in their witnessing , and most of that has already been covered by Christendoms Religions Centuries before them

And all the JW`s have really done is poached off those that have laid the basis for belief before them .

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I started my first " Mens Gym" session today

by smiddy in

i`m no fitness fanatic by any stretch of the imagination though throughout my life i have strived on & off (more often than not , off ) to maintain some level of fitness activity.. i retired about 10 years ago and for the first few years i joined two table tennis clubs , social activity,though not anymore.. and i have become more of a couch potato these past few years with the internet and netflix and the club as my main concern of activity if you can call it that ,and it has been bothering me ,so finally i did something about it.. only a few doors down from me is a medical health clinic with a gym that caters for seniors like myself , so i bit the bullet and joined up .. and i`m proud of it.. if it kills me in the process then i`ll die doing what i want to do at my age.. sorry to bore you with this post ,but what did you expect a future mr. universe ?.

smiddy

jwleaks , let me know when you will be down this way again and we can have a coffee or beer together or if you prefer whiting & chips.

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When you stop & think about it ,why would Gods chosen people in the Old testament need an army ?

by smiddy in

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friends

as the op states why would israel /jewish nation need to have an army at all ?

if they were the chosen people as the bible states under a theocracy , why would the men of israel need an army .?

to protect them ?.

smiddy

Yes stuck..., you are right, it stands to reason their were deaths and casualties in the wars jehovah approved of, their is nothing in scripture to say the opposite.

If a JW reads of Women and children being killed in any conflict today around the world , its an evidence of Satans system of things causing it.

Go figure

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Entertainment: What's everybody reading or into right now?

by schnell in

i picked up bernard cornwell's the pagan lord at the library.

historical fiction set in england after the death of alfred the great.

i'm loving it, especially the between-the-lines wit and sense of timing in cornwell's writing, and the complete badassery of the protagonist.

smiddy

I have just started reading "The Girl On A Train "

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Lost my avatar

by Listener in

i lost my avatar (the ballerina) and now i have a completely new one, not the original green one that i had when i joined up.

.

smiddy

It could be better , you could have lost your virginity .

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Cryonics

by HB in

on the bbc news at present is a story about a 14 year old girl from the uk who has sadly died of cancer, but has chosen to be cryogenically preserved in the us in the hope that in the distant future, science will find a way to cure the cancer and resuscitate her frozen body.. see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38012267.

the chances of this technique ever becoming a practical reality are very remote at present and it would take major breakthroughs in technology.

however, the professor in charge of tissue banking at the university of bristol, says that although there is little chance of it happening based on current knowledge, he believes "you can never say never in science".

smiddy

How much would this cost in $$$$$ ? I just couldnt see how anybody could afford to keep such a project like this going even if you were a Billionaire .

I read this article about this young girl and I could certainly synpathise with her.

very sad

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When you stop & think about it ,why would Gods chosen people in the Old testament need an army ?

by smiddy in

jw
friends

as the op states why would israel /jewish nation need to have an army at all ?

if they were the chosen people as the bible states under a theocracy , why would the men of israel need an army .?

to protect them ?.

smiddy

Its been refreshing to read your "Jewish" take on the OP David _Jay , it makes a helluva lot more sense than the literal interpretation that Christianity makes the Bible out to be ,that its all historical fact.

I should have gone to a synagogue and talked to the people of the book , . before taking the plunge in Watchtower bullshit for 33 years,

Thanks to everyone else who has contributed to this post it has been very enlightening for me.

When I think of it , I wonder ,why do Jewish people embrace Christianity ?

I knew a Jewish family in a congregation I attended in Melbourne Aust.